The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt, by Floyd Akers
Ships of the desert.
By FLOYD AKERS
Author of “The Boy Fortune Hunters In Panama,” etc.
CHICAGO THE REILLY & BRITTON CO. CHICAGO
The Boy Fortune Hunters in Alaska The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt
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Copyright 1908 by THE REILLY & BRITTON CO.
I was standing on the deck of the Seagull , looking over the rail and peering into the moonlight that flooded the bay where we lay at anchor, when the soft dip of an oar caught my ear.
It was the softest dip in the world, stealthy as that of an Indian, and in the silence that reigned aboard ship I stood motionless, listening for a repetition of the sound.
It came presently—the mere rustle of the drops as they slid off the oar’s blade—and a small boat stole from the shadows astern and crept to our side.
I glanced along the rail and saw, a few paces away, the dim form of the watch, alert and vigilant; but the man knew I was there, and forbore to hail the mysterious craft below.